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This is an open question about starting in the stocker business. After doing some research I have discovered that it is more profitable for us to run winter stockers on irrigated wheat in the TX panhandle than to start with a commercial cow/calf operation. My dilema is that I do not know a lot about this business. My questons are:
1) What is the best way to get ahold of the "good" calves that have known ADG and histories?
2) What is a good rule of thumb for this area on head or lb/acre?
3) What is the best way to market them back?
4) Other than providing them water what else will they need?
5) Which beeds or crosses work best as stockers?
If it helps we have a large salebarn in Dalhart which is about ten miles from our place. I have not discussed this with them yet.
Part of what I am looking at is to get good calves with known genetic and performance histories so that I have the option of filling a feedlot pen with them if I want.
Thanks in advance for the answers
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1) What is the best way to get ahold of the "good" calves that have known ADG and histories?
2) What is a good rule of thumb for this area on head or lb/acre?
3) What is the best way to market them back?
4) Other than providing them water what else will they need?
5) Which beeds or crosses work best as stockers?
If it helps we have a large salebarn in Dalhart which is about ten miles from our place. I have not discussed this with them yet.
Part of what I am looking at is to get good calves with known genetic and performance histories so that I have the option of filling a feedlot pen with them if I want.
Thanks in advance for the answers
[email protected]